Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Organic Herbicide for South Australia

"Listed sharemarket minnow Certified Organics has secured another $500,000 deal with the South Australian Government to provide organic herbicide.

The pine extract-based BioSeed Eradicator is used to kill seeds from the aggressive branched broomrape, which are buried under the water.

CER says Broomrape is considered to be one of the world's most devastating weeds as it has no ability to generate its own food and survives by sucking nutrients out of a host plant, leading to high levels of crop loss. The company says its herbicide does not harm earthworms or soil and breaks down into a naturally occurring oxide within days of application."


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